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227. Damoh

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-DAMOH

BJP 44.4%won by 18.6%INC 25.8%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.2% to 18.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 8.6% to 59.4%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
11,84,121
Turnout
59.4%
Valid votes
7,02,904
Margin
1,30,598
18.58%

Candidates

13 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1DR. RAMKRISHNA KUSMARIABharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,12,05744.4%
  2. 2NARESHCHANDIndian National Congress · INC1,81,45925.8%
  3. 3DR. CHANDANSINGHBahujan Samaj Party · BSP98,51814.0%
  4. 4ASHOKVEERVIKRAM SINGHSamajwadi Party · SP83,34911.9%
  5. 5DANGALPRASADShiv Sena · SHS6,0050.9%
  6. 6KAILASH CHANDJanata Dal · JD5,5960.8%
  7. 7RAMKISHAN NARBARIYAIndependent · IND4,6290.7%
  8. 8DASHAIAIndependent · IND3,8240.5%
  9. 9DAYAWATIIndependent · IND2,8450.4%
  10. 10CHANDAN SINGH LAVRUAIndependent · IND1,8010.3%
  11. 11JAGDISH PRASADIndependent · IND1,4290.2%
  12. 12NANDRAM BHAGIRATHApna Dal (Kamerawadi) · AD8770.1%
  13. 13NANDKISHOREAJBP · AJBP5150.1%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–INC swing
−9.6%
BJP share
50.9% → 44.4%
INC share
22.7% → 25.8%
Turnout
50.8% → 59.4%
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